Examining Digital Economy’s Role in Urban Green Development: A Study of the Yangtze River Delta Region

Wenhui Luo (), Gennian Tang, Peiling Yang (), Chunxia Jia and Ruize Yang
Additional contact information
Wenhui Luo: Zhejiang University of Technology
Gennian Tang: Zhejiang University of Technology
Peiling Yang: Zhejiang University of Technology
Chunxia Jia: Zhejiang University of Technology
Ruize Yang: Zhejiang University of Technology

Journal of the Knowledge Economy, 2024, vol. 15, issue 3, No 48, 11250-11285

Abstract: Abstract This study investigates the relationship between the digital economy and urban green development efficiency (GDE) in China’s Yangtze River Delta Region. Using panel data from 41 cities from 2011 to 2020, we measure the digital economy index (DEI) and GDE with the entropy method and super-efficiency slacks-based measure model, respectively. The results reveal a positive upward trend in both DEI and GDE, indicating that the digital economy contributes significantly to promoting urban GDE. The study finds that industrial structure upgrading positively moderates the relationship between DEI and GDE. Furthermore, the impact of the digital economy on GDE exhibits a gradient-increasing pattern. Digital dividends play a more significant role in cities with higher population and human capital. These findings offer valuable insights into green development determinants and mechanisms, supporting sustainable urban development and environmental goals. Future research could consider exploring similar relationships in other regions and strategies to maximize digital dividends for sustainable development.

Keywords: Digital economy; Urban green development efficiency; Yangtze river delta region; China; Human capital; Emerging economies (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
References: View references in EconPapers View complete reference list from CitEc
Citations:

Downloads: (external link)
http://link.springer.com/10.1007/s13132-023-01532-1 Abstract (text/html)
Access to the full text of the articles in this series is restricted.

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:spr:jknowl:v:15:y:2024:i:3:d:10.1007_s13132-023-01532-1

Ordering information: This journal article can be ordered from
http://www.springer.com/economics/journal/13132

DOI: 10.1007/s13132-023-01532-1

Access Statistics for this article

Journal of the Knowledge Economy is currently edited by Elias G. Carayannis

More articles in Journal of the Knowledge Economy from Springer, Portland International Center for Management of Engineering and Technology (PICMET)
Bibliographic data for series maintained by Sonal Shukla () and Springer Nature Abstracting and Indexing ().